It is fun when you're trying to reel in your fish before it gets rid of your hook; while it's trying to get rid of your hook before you pull it out of the water! And it's pretty challenging when you're force to use up all your knowledge and resources to deceive the fish to eat your bait! Another good thing about fluke fishing is that fluke is an inshore fish, that mean it's not necessary for you to be on a boat out in the ocean to get these fish.

CHARACTERISTICS: Summer flounder also known as fluke. Fluke and flounder are basically the same species but came inshore in different season (Fluke shows up during the summer; winter flounder shows up during winter). Most of the time, fluke will lie on the bottom along the bay, waiting for their meal to swim by and swallow in whole. They are common species along many parts of the Atlantic Coast. The average size we caught range between 1 and 4 pounds, but the largest recorded exceed 10 pounds.

FISHING TACKLE: A medium action, 6'-8' spinning rod and a 3000 reel are sufficient. With fishing line of 8-20 lb. can make sure it won't break when fighting fish. Several 1-3 oz weight (sinker) and size 5-6 wide gap hook in case your leader gets stuck and need to be replace.It's somewhat troublesome to carry a 1 or 2 pieces fishing rod, why not try out these telescopic rod which allow you to store it even in your bag? They may not have the power to fight bluefish, but strong enough to handle fluke.

WHEN: Fluke can be caught year-round, day and night nearby mussel beds, oyster bars and around piers. Moving tide is usually best because it makes your bait looks alive. The best time to fishing fluke are around sunrise and sunset; that is like when they wake up to find breakfast and dinner before sleep. During the noon, when the sun hang right above your head, fluke are likely to swim near to any piers for shade area as well as to little bait fishes nearby. From my experience, bigger fluke will often feed at night near or under the pier. I guess that's because bigger fluke somehow figures out that there are less people fishing in the night. The best season to catch fluke is in the summer.